Maple Leaf & Eagle Conference 2024

Twitter account for the Maple Leaf & Eagle Conference in North American Studies, May 14–17 2024. University of Helsinki, Finland.

[Maple Leaf & Eagle Conference 2024 @MLEconference]

All in all, we look back on a great week and the organizing committee wants to thank everyone who helped make the conference a success. We would also like to remind you of the possibility to donate to the Maple Leaf and Eagle Fund. More information can be found on our website.

[Maple Leaf & Eagle Conference 2024 @MLEconference]

That's a wrap on the 20th Maple Leaf and Eagle Conference! Now that this year's conference is over, it's time for a quick recap of last week.

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On the last day of the conference, panelists addressed subjects like identity, Native American representation, and memoir writing. The conference closed with a keynote lecture by Boyd Cothran on processes of Indigenous dispossession in the creation of Crater Lake National Park.

[Canada en Finlande @AmbCanFinlande]

«Face aux défis nombreux dans le monde actuel,la coopération académique 🇨🇦 🇫🇮 est + importante que jamais. 🇨🇦 & 🇫🇮 ont pris plusieurs étapes notables pour rapprocher nos communautés.» L’Ambassadrice @JAStovel ouvre la @MLEconference dans les études nord-américaines à @helsinkiuni

[Canada in Finland @CanEmbFinland]

“As we face many challenges in today's world, 🇨🇦🇫🇮 academic cooperation is more important than ever. 🇨🇦 and 🇫🇮 have taken many significant steps to bring our communities closer.” Ambassador @JAStovel at the opening @MLEconference in North American Studies at @helsinkiuni.

[Maple Leaf & Eagle Conference 2024 @MLEconference]

We look forward to welcoming everyone to celebrate the opening of our conference at the Main Building of @helsinkiuni at 12 tomorrow! For those who are attending the full conference, remember to stop by Topelia A109 to sign in and get your physical copy of the conference program.

[Maple Leaf & Eagle Conference 2024 @MLEconference]

Tomorrow is the first day of the 20th Maple Leaf and Eagle conference. We warmly invite everyone to attend the public opening ceremony, which will include speeches by the Canadian and American ambassadors to Finland. @CanEmbFinland @usembfinland

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Following the opening ceremony, Professor Erika Lee will give her keynote lecture, which is titled "Echoes of the Past: The Centennial of the 1924 Immigration Act and Immigration Restriction in the US Today."

[Maple Leaf & Eagle Conference 2024 @MLEconference]

Last chance for those planning to participate in #mle2024. Registration for the 20th Maple Leaf and Eagle Conference closes at 23.59 EET tonight. You can register for our conference in North American Studies right now via: https://t.co/c0J9UavKJI

[Maple Leaf & Eagle Conference 2024 @MLEconference]

We would like to remind you that registration for the 20th Maple Leaf and Eagle conference closes in just three days. Check our website for the full program, which includes 36 panels and three keynote lectures. Register by April 29 at 23.59 EET via https://t.co/c0J9UavKJI.

[Maple Leaf & Eagle Conference 2024 @MLEconference]

We would like to remind you that registration for the Maple Leaf and Eagle conference closes in 10 days. Our program includes four days of panels on various North American Studies topics and three keynote lectures. Register by April 29 at 23.59 EET via https://t.co/c0J9UavKJI.

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Professor Cothran will give his lecture "The Proletarianization of Indigenous Labour and the Making of America’s National Parks" on May 17.

Registration for the Maple Leaf and Eagle conference is open until April 29. See the full program and register at https://t.co/HBAewsiidw

[Maple Leaf & Eagle Conference 2024 @MLEconference]

This week we are introducing the keynote speakers for the upcoming 20th Maple Leaf and Eagle conference. Our third and final keynote speaker will be Boyd Cothran, Professor of History in the Department of History at York University.

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Professor Cothran has written several books, most recently The Edwin Fox: How an Ordinary Sailing Ship Connected the World in the Age of Globalization, 1850-1914 (UNC Press, 2023). He has also written for the New York Times, Indian Country Today, and other outlets.

[Maple Leaf & Eagle Conference 2024 @MLEconference]

Professor Lee will give a lecture titled "The Centennial of the 1924 Immigration Act and Immigration Restriction in the US Today" on May 14.

Registration for the Maple Leaf and Eagle conference is open until April 29. See the full program and register at https://t.co/HBAewsiidw

[Maple Leaf & Eagle Conference 2024 @MLEconference]

This week we are introducing the keynote speakers for our upcoming conference. Our second keynote speaker is Erika Lee, the Bae Family Professor of History and Radcliffe Alumnae Professor at @Harvard and the Pitt Professor of American History and Institutions at @Cambridge_Uni.

[Maple Leaf & Eagle Conference 2024 @MLEconference]

Professor Lee is the author of several books including The Making of Asian America and America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States, winner of the 2020 American Book Award. In addition, Lee was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.